America is the most powerful nation EVER!!!

Also you have to acount for the change of times between the Roman....British...........and USA.
Also the US is not an empire......Those empires you mentioned were in a time before the modern age.But as it goes with how the world is TODAY the US
is the new Rome and the new Britain.We do not go to war simply for land like the Romans or English(Britain)........we go to war to spread world wide
Democracy and prosperity..........I refer you to the Teddy Roosevelt Corrolary to the Monroe Doctorine.

All imperial power seems for a time invincible. But that's just an illusion. It will be no different for the USA as it was for Rome, Greece, Babylon,
Spain or Britain. With the the current financial catastrophe American influence is already waning. No amount of flag waving or sabre rattling will
change that fact.

Federal resources will be increasingly spent not on carrier battlegroups or sophisticated missile systems but on welfare programs and job creation ...
because there just won't be an alternative. Domestic pressures will become too much to bear.

The great warships will tilt & ride at anchor. The sleek fighter planes will become museum curios. And battletanks will rust in peace.

I suggest the OP takes a reality check. For the glory glory days of the USA are over.

If the US are such Imperialist than why do we allow all you other countries and citizens of the US to state your opinion......if we were such a "evil
empire" than I guess we would just invade you all right........AND COME ON WE COULD WITH EASE.
Thats why Britain is the US's B*tch.............come on now?!

I guess it all depends on how you measure the most powerful nation. If you're looking at pure military power, or 'hard power', it's obviously the
United States. No question there.

If you measure by economic power however, it is undoubtedly China. Just have a look around you at all the stuff that's 'Made in China'. No one from
the Tibet movement has outwardly suggested boycotting China's products, because we wouldn't have much left to use.

You can disagree with me about China being economically powerful. But you have to remember, the 'States is currently borrowing an enormous amount of
cash from China to fund the Iraq war - it's a war that's costing $5000 a second you know. That debt is piling up.

Then you have other Middle Eastern countries that hold control of the world's oil supply. If America is so powerful, why was Dick Cheney pleading
with OPEC leaders, namely the Saudis, to release more oil because it was hurting Americans? But still, they didn't release more oil, they're capping
it at 32 million barrels per day, and oil rose to $117 in the last session of trading.

Further, there's talk of China and other nations dumping the US dollar altogether and trading in Euros. Heck, even the Australian dollar is around
the US$0.94 mark.

As for destroying Iran, they control sea lanes that a large majority of the world's oil flows through. In any event of an attack, the first thing
they would do would be to severely disrupt oil supplies, and many nations, including the US, would have to use their contingency oil supplies.
Attacking another Arab nation would inflame the entire Muslim community around the world, and who knows what effect that would have.

Iraq was invaded under false pretenses. There was no weapons of mass destruction, just the 'tubes' and other odd pieces of equipment and chemicals
that America itself sold to Iraq in the 80s. Then the reason for invasion was 'democracy'. Now, it's just to piece the country back together again,
even to get the sewers, water, and electricity working again.

Originally posted by jkrog08
If the US are such Imperialist than why do we allow all you other countries and citizens of the US to state your opinion......if we were such a "evil
empire" than I guess we would just invade you all right........AND COME ON WE COULD WITH EASE.
Thats why Britain is the US's B*tch.............come on now?!

Better not let the Brits hear you say that - they're the only friends you got right now

Calm the hell down. You offer no evidence to back up your argument, you are just rambling. I love my country, but I'm realistic about where it stands
in the world.

Again, like one other poster said, read a book. The Romans were VASTLY more powerful relative to their time in history.

It is when the country takes the stance that you have that a country falls. You are diluted, my man. Pride in your country involves knowing about its
current events. Look outside, things are changing for the worse, we all hope and try to work for the future.

EDIT: Ok after reading that last post, you might not even be 12, why aren't you in school? How do you think our military stands against the rest of
the world as a whole? Ask the Germans.

Originally posted by jkrog08
Comments on other nations....NO they dont apply to the US.

Also you have to acount for the change of times between the Roman....British...........and USA.
Also the US is not an empire......Those empires you mentioned were in a time before the modern age.But as it goes with how the world is TODAY the US
is the new Rome and the new Britain.We do not go to war simply for land like the Romans or English(Britain)........we go to war to spread world wide
Democracy and prosperity..........I refer you to the Teddy Roosevelt Corrolary to the Monroe Doctorine.

oh puuleeze!! The Romans also claimed they were conquering the world to free it from 'barbarisim' and to 'civillize' it. The Brits also used the
same excuses to feed their greed. You really believe your own propoganda huh? Old showbiz saying: Never believe your OWN PR!'

Originally posted by jkrog08
Its funny you say the US is third among world powers in history.................Well I think we are ATLEAST second.....considering WE BEAT THE
BRITISH "EMPIRE" TWICE!!!!

If you dont know it was in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812

With the help of your pals - The French!! hehehe! How ironic huh? Considering how you guys treat the French today... Youd's STILL be British without
the French - something to keep in mind next time your munching on yer 'Freedom Fries' huh??

But, hey, did you know the Canadians kicked your asses at least 3 times when the US tried to invade Canada? Does that make Canada a greater world
power than the US? OF COURSE NOT! Your logic is fatally flawed...

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